Pulse August 2026 | Quick Takes

Big personalities, bite-sized answers. Quick Takes rounds up ISPA members' favorite things, small joys and go-to secrets—all in quick snapshots.

Megan Douglas

PYÜREST MINERAL + MUD

Two Pyürest Mineral + Mud staff members smiling together in aprons inside a retail/spa setting.
  • Your happy place? Snuggling with my two boys and our labradoodle.
  • Secret to staying calm? Looking to past experiences as proof of my strength.
  • Theme song for your life? "This Girl is on Fire" (Alicia Keys).

Jessica Timberlake

JESSICA L. TIMBERLAKE CONSULTING

Woman with a small child standing in shallow ocean water at the beach, smiling and waving.
  • Favorite spa treatment? Watsu—so special and uniquely healing.
  • Best part of your workday? When a client and I make a breakthrough on a fun idea—it's energizing.
  • A little thing that makes a big difference? Putting my phone away by 8 p.m.

Laura Gavidia

LEVITY + LOVE

Young woman outdoors wearing sunglasses, smiling while adjusting her glasses.
  • What makes you laugh? My husband.
  • Theme song for your life? Dancing Queen (ABBA).
  • App you can't live without? Perplexity.

Jennifer Wayland-Smith

WAYLAND-SMITH CONSULTING

Portrait of an older woman with glasses smiling in a dining or tasting-room setting.
  • What is your superpower? Keeping life simple.
  • What makes you laugh? Videos of people doing dumb things.
  • Secret to staying calm? Getting plenty of rest/sleep, counting to five before responding.